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Even the old deci/deca/hecto/centi prefixes are largely avoided, especially in science/engineering.
by zokier 4y ago
Even the old deci/deca/hecto/centi prefixes are largely avoided, especially in science/engineering.
- WastingMyTime89 4y agoAre you American by chance? Because I can assure you that centimetres are everywhere here and both hectolitres and centilitres are fairly common, not to talk about decibel.
- InitialLastName 4y agodecibel is a bit of a special case, as that is essentially the only form anyone uses (I operate in a world that is decibel-heavy and I can't remember ever having seen a bel in the wild).
- nicwilson 4y agothey do come up though, e.g. blood (dL)